What is the #1 Disney IP you’d like to see come to DLR with DL Forward?

[Disney Analyst]

I don’t care so much about the IP, I just want them to do some modern fantasyland style dark rides again. Smaller attractions that are a bit cheaper to build, but charming in their intimacy and simplicity.

I don’t need every new attraction to be a 500 million dollar e-ticket with a mountain to hide the show building.

 

[PiratesMansion]

Yeah much more likely than getting a brand new Jungle Book ride somewhere but not impossible for it to in DL forward somewhere . And I agree the Live action Jungle Book wouldn’t require significant changes on the Jungle Cruise but people want the animated version right? I suppose live action characters with animated versions music could work. Obviously I’d prefer the Jungle Cruise isn’t altered. With that said there’s only about 2-3 scenes at this point that I consider untouchable.

I actually haven't seen the live action version and had forgotten it exists until I saw your post lol.

I imagine they consider Jungle Book too old and/or not hot enough of an IP to justify a new build.

 

[Robbiem]

I voted for jungle book (the animated version). I’ve always thought it would be perfect as a splash type ride but maybe that would go better in another resort like Hong Kong

As a Brit Iand a Londoner I love the idea of victorian London land though. Walt loved English literature so I think it would be a good fit for his park especially if it means Disneyland gets a fish and chip shop

 

[BrianLo]

I’m going a bit off kilter and my opinion is shaped by a few things. One, I would be rather happy with many of the choices presented above and think many of the WDAS films would be great in the actual Disneyland plot.

But two, I’m weighing against liking some unique vibes globally and in some ways feel some of that IP I would earmark for other worldwide parks in the portfolio, or have already been done well like B&TB. My number one un-assigned IP is Aladdin, but that deserves to be the main event and quite possibly the castle icon of DL-Abu Dhabi.

Three, my number one choice was actually Coco for DCA.

So that all leads me to the very off kilter suggestion that once DCA crosses the road I really don’t care about the California theme anymore (not that Disney does) and would like a Nightmare before Christmas land.

 

[TP2000]

I voted "Other", which means Mary Poppins.

That's about all I want. A decent Mary Poppins mini-land with a D Ticket the scale of Little Mermaid or Runaway Railway, and a C Ticket fun thing of some sort. Plus a proper English tea terrace with penguin waiters. And a cute gift shop selling tea towels and chimney sweeps and sets of chalk for sidewalk paintings and pink silk sashes that say "Votes For Women!" on them and little sweet snacks for "tuppence a bag". And the mini-land should have cherry trees.

And an animatronic Admiral Boom on the neighbor's roof firing his cannon every hour on the hour, for local color.

This isn't hard, to be honest.

I don't know why Burbank and Glendale and the TDA President Du Jour make this so hard on themselves, year after year.

 

[mickEblu]

I’m going a bit off kilter and my opinion is shaped by a few things. One, I would be rather happy with many of the choices presented above and think many of the WDAS films would be great in the actual Disneyland plot.

But two, I’m weighing against liking some unique vibes globally and in some ways feel some of that IP I would earmark for other worldwide parks in the portfolio, or have already been done well like B&TB. My number one un-assigned IP is Aladdin, but that deserves to be the main event and quite possibly the castle icon of DL-Abu Dhabi.

Three, my number one choice was actually Coco for DCA.


So that all leads me to the very off kilter suggestion that once DCA crosses the road I really don’t care about the California theme anymore (not that Disney does) and would like a Nightmare before Christmas land.

I went with “other” only because it’s the most likely way to get a new coaster at DLR. As much as I would love representation for some of the IP listed on my poll (especially Jungle Book and Aladdin) I’d prefer a new coaster at DLR and none of the Disney IP I listed really lend themselves to a coaster. Jungle Book sounds good on paper but where would it go and how do you really pull off a proper dark ride based on the animated version? Furthermore is it redundant and could it possibly live up to expectations when you have a real life jungle in Adventureland? Now an Aladdin ride has a ton of potential but where do you put it? Even if you tried to do a Fantasy Springs type situation with 2-3 other IP it would I be hard to find the right IP to group it with.

I agree that Coco is perfect for DCA.

 

[TP2000]

Okay, seriously, can you imagine the Gen Z YouTube influencers who would flood Disneyland wearing their "Votes For Women!" pink silk sashes they bought for $60 at the Mary Poppins gift shop that I just came up with out of thin air on a Monday night???

The money would come pouring in! If they sold these at Mary Poppins Land, every female in the park would want one!

But instead, TDA sits there belching out more Made In China plastic popcorn buckets and "straw clips".

 

[mickEblu]

I don’t care so much about the IP, I just want them to do some modern fantasyland style dark rides again. Smaller attractions that are a bit cheaper to build, but charming in their intimacy and simplicity.

I don’t need every new attraction to be a 500 million dollar e-ticket with a mountain to hide the show building.

I agree with the sentiment but those old school Fantasyland dark rides from what I understand are too small and wouldn’t be in compliance with modern building and safety codes. So by “intimate” you’re probably looking at something more like the new Tangled ride which I don’t think is what you re alluding to here.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I agree with the sentiment but those old school Fantasyland dark rides from what I understand are too small and wouldn’t be in compliance with modern building and safety codes. So by “intimate” you’re probably looking at something more like the new Tangled ride which I don’t think is what you re alluding to here.

No, it’s not

But regardless of the exact form, I do think the parks need more rides of a smaller scale.

 

[mickEblu]

No, it’s not

But regardless of the exact form, I do think the parks need more rides of a smaller scale.

Like Mermaid with better execution?

 

[Disney Analyst]

Like Mermaid with better execution?

I think that’s the right track. I actually enjoy Mermaid, but it doesn’t have a satisfying climax / end scene. If they can’t be tight paced, almost fever dreams of a ride like the classic fantasyland versions, something more like Mermaid but with a better ending.

 

[mickEblu]

I think that’s the right track. I actually enjoy Mermaid, but it doesn’t have a satisfying climax / end scene. If they can’t be tight paced, almost fever dreams of a ride like the classic fantasyland versions, something more like Mermaid but with a better ending.

So let’s say Mermaid scale but on a busbar. I don’t see why they couldn’t do that.

 

[Disney Analyst]

So let’s say Mermaid scale but on a busbar. I don’t see why they couldn’t do that.

Yep. I don’t even think every new ride needs the latest and greatest AA… but would the modern Disney audience except a modern ride with classic flat painted sets, black light paint, simple figures etc?

 

[mickEblu]

Yep. I don’t even think every new ride needs the latest and greatest AA… but would the modern Disney audience except a modern ride with classic flat painted sets, black light paint, simple figures etc?

Probably not unfortunately. I think one caveat would be to use old IP. I think a new ride based on a blockbuster animated movie like Moana will have certain expectations. I also don’t think CGI films would lend themselves well to old school FL dark rides. But I think if they were to use an old hand drawn animated classic they could get away with a slightly enlarged Fantasyland style dark ride with a few modern bells and whistles. Think the animated segments from Poppins, Cinderella, Bambi, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, Aristocats, Robin Hood, something based off an old short or Silly Symphony etc. I think Renaissance stuff (Mermaid through Lion King) would be off limits because expectations will be bigger for those and we’ve seen the scale Tokyo went with BatB. You might be able to get away with a smaller scale for some of the late 90s films like Hunchback or Hercules as well.

 

[Too Many Hats]

I think Cat in the Hat at Islands of Adventure is a good model for an old school-style dark ride that (presumably) adheres to modern safety codes. More spacious than, say, Mr. Toad, but still feels very cozy and charmingly minimalist. It’s doable, in a literal sense. Realistically I don’t know if 2025 WDI has the artistic/storytelling skill to pull it off.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I think Cat in the Hat at Islands of Adventure is a good model for an old school-style dark ride that (presumably) adheres to modern safety codes. More spacious than, say, Mr. Toad, but still feels very cozy and charmingly minimalist. It’s doable, in a literal sense. Realistically I don’t know if 2025 WDI has the artistic/storytelling skill to pull it off.

I also don't know if the modern Disney fandom would accept it this day and age?

 

[J4546]

I would love to see Buzz Lightyer Astro Blasters be completely rethemed to Wall-E Trashtro blasters (name subjuect to change) where you float through space cleaning it up. Wall E has no love in the parks, it fits tomorrowland thematicly and is about cleaning up the enviroment

 

[Too Many Hats]

I also don't know if the modern Disney fandom would accept it this day and age?

Maybe not. But modern Disney fandom includes a bunch of idiots My imagined 101 Dalmatians old school dark ride might not be popular with the “Nobody even liked the Liberty Belle!” crowd, but those of us who see Alice and Toad as the epitome of Disney charm would certainly enjoy it.

(I live in reality though; I know such a ride would never be greenlit)

 

[mickEblu]

Maybe not. But modern Disney fandom includes a bunch of idiots My imagined 101 Dalmatians old school dark ride might not be popular with the “Nobody even liked the Liberty Belle!” crowd, but those of us who see Alice and Toad as the epitome of Disney charm would certainly enjoy it.

(I live in reality though; I know such a ride would never be greenlit)

Probably wouldn’t be green lit but if based on the right IP I think even the normies would embrace it. Particularly if it opened simultaneously with 2-3 other similar attractions in a charming, well themed area.

 

[britain]

In all honesty, the greatest untapped IP that Disney has contributed to the world, and is universally beloved, and has now even proven to have nostalgic power into its next generation, is Phineas and Ferb.

It’s the funniest and most clever thing that they have ever produced under the Disney brand.

I thought it would’ve happened by now, but I think it’s only a matter of time before P&F are given the keys to some corner of the parks.